The ballad of the Pilgrim Cat
1962
About
Leonard Wibberley is the author of over 100 published novels, including The Mouse That Roared. In a moment of weakness, he once brought home a kitten for his daughter only to realize he was allergic to cats. He wrote this whimsically humorous Thanksgiving poem about a young pilgrim girl and the raffish cat she adopts after it stows away on the Mayflower with an inhaler by his typewriter and a curse on his lips.
“I first heard this story on the radio when I was a little girl in the '60s, and fell in love with it. It's one of my favorite stories to read at Thanksgiving time... I highly recommend this charming little tale for cat lovers, especially at Thanksgiving.”
—Goodreads Review
“Delightful story of English pilgrims sailing to America told rhyme… Now I want to read more books by Leonard Wibberley.”
—LibraryThing Review
“It is a family tradition to read this every Thanksgiving Day at our house. A treasure!”
—Anna on Google Books
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